Summer Creek High School is seeking an Effective Classroom Teacher who is Energetic and Motivated for the Boys Track and Field First Assistant while also serving as the Boys Cross Country First Assistant Job. Must have the Ability to Motivate, Inspire, Instruct and Supervise High School Student's with the drive to have a positive impact on school, community, and student athletes. If this is you then please contact Coach S. Ervin @ Shelton.ervin@humble.k12.tx.us. Teaching fields include: Science, Composite Social Studies, English, and Math

Congratulations to Angelo State Women and A&M Commerce Men for capturing Lone Star Conference titles

Congratulations to Demi Payne, who raises the bar in her Outdoor Record in PV to 15-5.50

Women's T&F Shines at UH Tune-Up - Rice website {"Senior vaulter Marielle Brisbois became the fifth athlete in school history to join the 13-foot club in the pole vault, winning Friday's event with a personal best and meet record vault of 4.10m (13-05.25)"}

"Sophomore distance runner Brian Barraza broke his own school record in the men's 3000m race, on the second day of the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational, on Saturday, in College Station, Texas.

"Barraza ran the 3000m in 8:07.27 shattering his own previous record of 8:16.84, which the El Paso, Texas native set last season at the same meet." -- UH website

"Cierra White continued her incredible weekend , breaking the Tech women’s 60 meter dash school record, and Gionna Jackson broke the Tech women’s triple jump school record, at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday.

"After running the fastest 200 meter dash in the world on Friday night, Cierra White continued her tear in New Mexico by running the 60 meter dash in 7.22, breaking her own school record and recording the No. 5 time in the nation.

"In the women’s triple jump, Gionna Jackson (12.81m/42-00.50), Paetyn Revell (12.74m/41-09.75) and ViershanieLatham (12.71m/41-08.50) all eclipsed the existing Tech school record, but is Jackson who will have the record, taking second place. Jackson’s mark ranks 16th in the NCAA." -- Tech website

"In the women’s 55 meter hurdles, Le’Tristan Pledger ran a 7.58 in the semifinal round (Masked Rider Open), breaking her own school and facility records in the process, before running a 7.63 in the final to win the event." -- Tech Website

"Bradley Adkins' personal-best jump of 2.25m/7-4.5 won the high jump, and places him at No. 3 in the nation." -- Texas Tech Website

Jeron Robinson high jumps 7-02.50 (A&M Kingsville) at the Masked Rider Open to all D-II Men, while teammate Lutalo Boyce "broke his own school record in the long jump with a leap of 24-11.75 (7.61m) to win the title. He surpassed the auto qualifying distance of 7.58m and is the second longest in Division II this season."

McMurry's Keon Mays gets his NCCAA qualifier in the 800 with a 1:56.70 time!

McMurry Senior Mariah Steinbock has a P.R. and NCCAA qualifying height in the Pole Vault (11'4.50").

A&M-Kingsville's Amber Perry (56.56) shaves nearly 0.4s off her LSC best time in the 400m dash. Claims 5th place at Masked Rider Open

UT's Spencer Dunkerley-Offor posts another PR in the 60m Hurdles final. He clocks 7.89 to finish second and rank as No. 8 Longhorn

UTEP's Anthony Rotich runs a 4:02.75 mile! With the altitude conversion, it converts to 3:57.47! Sub four minute mile

Junior hurdler Issac Williams (UH) won his fourth 60m hurdle event in as many tries this season, winning the event in 7.85.

Angelo State's Kearah Danville used her last jump of the Masked Rider Open to guarantee her a chance to defend her NCAA Division II triple jump championship. The senior jumped a NCAA Division II automatic-qualifying mark of 40'-9.50" (12.43-meters) and placed second overall, while teammate Kaitlin Lumpkins cleared her first NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying mark in the high jump

"Hardin-Simmons senior Dustin Baker extended his own school record in the shot put with a toss of a 47-11 ¾ at the Masked Rider Invite at Texas Tech University on Friday."

Jaivairia Bacote broke the HBU record in the women's pentathlon with 3,103 points

"Junior pole vaulter Jacob Ulbricht (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley HS) cleared 16 feet indoors for the first time in his career for the Cardinals. He set a massive personal record with a clearance of 16-6.75 to smash the school record by five inches. The second school record was set by sophomore Kevin Carnet (San Antonio/FEAST) in the heptathlon. He scored 4,555 points in all." -- University of Incarnate Word Website

Lamar's "Dominique Taylor staked her claim to the school record of the 60-meter hurdles on an 8.67 time"

"TCU track and field's Sam Watts produced the world's fastest time this season in the men's 200 meters on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the New Mexico Team Invitational in Albuquerque. Watts, a junior from London, England, charged down the track in 20.69 seconds in his first race in the event this season, smashing his previous personal best of 21.05" -- TCU Website

"Darian Brown set a new Texas State record en route to a victory at the Howie Ryan in the weight throw with a distance of 20.71 meters (67-11.5) for a new personal record by more than a foot. The new distance keeps him on top of the Sun Belt Conference and moves him into the top 20 in the nation. Jordan Huckaby finished just behind Brown in second with a career record distance of 20.08 meters (65-10.5), also more than a foot better than his previous best. He stays in second in the SBC as well behind Brown. In the women's weight throw, the trio of Talore Kelly, Julie Lange and Morgan Adams all set personal records, but it was Kelly who set another school record with a first place distance of 19.09 meters (62-7.75). She holds the top spot in the conference and bettered her previous best by 6.5 inches." -- Texas State Website

"JaCorian Duffield, who entered the weekend ranked No. 3 in the nation and No. 13 in the world, cleared 2.25m/7-4.50 to break his school record and move up to No. 2 on the NCAA list, but he wasn't done there.

On his very next jump, Duffield cleared 2.28m/7-5.75, smashing his own school and meet records, while moving up into a tie for first in the nation and No. 3 in the world." -- Texas Tech Website

"Cierra White ran the women's 200 meter dash at an incendiary pace, finishing in 23.18, good enough for a school record and the No. 2 mark in not just the nation, but the world as well." -- Texas Tech Website

"In the men's weight throw, Kole Weldon made his season debut for the Red Raiders, and started with a bang. His launch of 20.25m/66-5.25 not only won the event, but was a school record and a collegiate best as well." -- Texas Tech

"Morolake Akinosun posted a meet record in the final of the women's 60 meters, clocking in at 7.22 seconds. She shaved .01 off her personal best time to post the No. 10 performance and remains the No. 4 individual in the event at UT." -- UT Website

"Kendall Baisden also set a meet record running 51.81 seconds in the 400 meters. Her time is No. 7 in school history and makes the fifth fastest Longhorn all-time. Baisden's time is the fastest in the nation so far this season, as well." -- UT Website

"UT's third win at the McCravy Memorial came in the women's 3,000 meters. Sophomore transfer Sandie Raines pulled away from the field to win by nearly four seconds with a time of 9:21.16. She cut more than 25 seconds off her previous best time in the event." -- UT Website

"Bralon Taplin posted a world-leading time of 45.78 seconds in claiming the 400m victory and just missed the best-ever-mark for the event held in an indoor dual scoring meet." -- A&M Website

"On the women’s side in the 400 meters, Kamaria Brown produced the second fastest time in the world for the 2015 indoor season with a winning mark of 52.96 seconds." -- A&M Website

"Sophomore Trayvon Bromell headlined a group of eight Baylor track and field athletes that recorded top-five finishes at the Rod McCravy Memorial Saturday at Nutter Field House." (6.54 60-meter dash is a school record and fastest in the nation thus far.) -- Baylor Website

"Freshman Spring Lucky-Dania (Round Rock/Cedar Ridge HS) broke the school record in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.21 while fellow freshman Sarea Alexander (San Antonio/MacArthur HS) broke her own record in the triple jump with a mark of 38-2.5 to take fifth place. Myah Antwi (Huntsville/Huntsville HS) just missed breaking her own school record in the shot put with a toss of 42-5.5, a half inch off her best." -- Incarnate Word Website

"In a star-studded field (Vanderbilt Invitational), featuring three ranked schools and several of the Southeastern Conference’s top schools, Kalu finished second in the 60-meter (7.33) and third in the 200-meter (24.21)."

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Congratulations to Kingwood's Myles Marshall for capturing gold in the 800 of the World Youth Olympic Games in China. See the video on the USA MileSplit site

Congratulations to Trayvon Bromell of Baylor for a silver medal in the 100 meters at the IAAF World Juniors in Eugene. As well, congratulations to Desiree Freier of Justin Northwest for a silver medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Juniors. Her 14-07.25 extends her American outdoor high school record.

The Texas Track & Field Coaches Association exists to promote the sport of track & field in the state of Texas by developing and enhancing lines of communication with all governing bodies at the local, state and national levels. Thus, the purposes of this association are:

1. To study and initiate proposed rules changes and make recommendations to the appropriate organizations;

2. To provide educational avenues for coaches, officials and athletes via published materials and the annual clinic;

3. To recognize student-athletes and coaches through an awards and scholarship program;

4. To recognize prominent contributors to the growth of track & field in the state of Texas through induction into the Texas Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame;

5. To develop camaraderie among coaches, officials and athletes in an atmosphere conducive to sportsmanship.

6. To promote track & field through media channels and facilitate media awareness of area meets, competitions and achievements by Texas teams and individuals.

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